Hot-box cooler.



E. W. HARTOUGH.

HOT BOX COOLER.

` .APPLlcAlou FILED luLv u. 191e.

1,284,327. Pamntea Nov. 12, 1918.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARDWL`"HARTOUGH, OF DENISON,"TEXS, .ASSIGNOR Y0]?.TWO-'lI-IIIRJDS TO SVIENP.'V

Y ALQUISL'OEVVSEDALIA, TEXAS. .Y

HOT-BOX COOLER.

Specieaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. Y12', 1918.

Applicatiomled .'l'ul-y'rl, 1916. Serialv No. 109,687.1

To all fwlwm. z'tmag/concernk l Be Iit knownV that I, EDWARD HARToUGH,

a citizen yofthe United Statesfresiding at Denison,.in the county ofGrraysonA andV State. of '.l`exas,.liave.V invented a certainnew andv useful Improvement 1in Hot-Box Coolers, of

Vwhich the following is .a full, clear,rconcise, Y

are in motion, due tothe fact thatthe con- 'tainersof thecooling-.mediuni have not been so designed as to. permit the direct applicationy of .the lcooling inediuin. yto the hot Vjourf nalscwithoutr fconsiderablewaste and spilling.

of theicooling.:mediuim4 Y Tlie'objectof this invention is to provide an improved `cooler more particularly adaptedforrailway car -jburnalboxes and so de# signedthat'theliquid container iits snugly over the journal boxand which may be readsV ily placed in, position-thereon, the discharge of theicoolin'gl liquid from the container be-vv ingvivcontrolled `by means operable from lthe.

exteriorof the containei` after thelatter is securedin position on the journal box. The invention furthermore consists inthe improvements in the parts and .devices and. in the novel combinationsof the parts andH devices herein shown, described and made the subjectmatter of claims. l

In the drawing forming a part of this spec-iication,.Figure 1 isa vertical sectional view showing., my improved cooler. appliedAVA to a journal box. Fig-:2 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 2-2 of .Figa-V 1. Fig. 3 is a top plan View of the improved cooler and Fig. 4 is a side elevational View of the cooler, looking toward the inner face of theL-lattenlwhengit 4.is f position.

In said drawing, 10 denotes a journal boxfa of usual type, 11 one end of a journal, 12 the pivoted cover or lid for the journal box, said lid being shown in open position, and 13 a portion of the side frame of the car truck. All of the foregoing parts are or may be of usual construction.

The improved hot box cooler is designated generally by the reference A and, as shown, comprises a water tank 14 of relatively large position.

capacity, an adjustable` discharge. pipe 15, particularly described hereinafter,Y and suit- Y able means forattaching the container in Thel container I V14 is semi-cylindrical on its outer'face as` indicated atzl.

At each end, thecontainer is provided with f a. squared-section 17 whichiit'onopposite: sides of the journal box, thecontainer-being recessed at its centerrto Yform an-upwardlyYV and inwardly inclinedV face 18; andV anwupwardly andi-outwardly inclined face 19. As*` clearly-'indicated in Fig. l, the inclined face 18 at the center of thecontainer I'its against 'Y y the Vcorrespondingly inclined face ofthe? journal boxnand over thefopening therein. Thefother-inclined -face-l9 v is so formedwas to provide proper clearance forthevopenjour f nal box lid, asrwill' be'apparent. The'rdisa:

charge pipe or-nozzle 15"preferably-consists` of a substantially Z-shaped-section Ofpipe as clearlyindicated in Fig. 2, oneend of said pipel being -pivotally connected to thecontaineras indicated at20.l The full-lines in Fig.` 2 show .one position of the discharge.V pipe 15 andthe-dotted.linesindicate the` position of saidl pipev when the latter-has been swung through an arc -of `18()degrees,it

being understood that the axis about lwhich.'

saidpipe swings isparallel-to and coincides substantially with the axis of the journal.' The swiveled discharge pipe1-5 is in lcommunication with pipe 21Vpreferably lying;V alongthebottoin of thevcontainer and said i pipe 21 has a controlling valve at its inlet. end,- as indicated conventionally at'22-.f The valve 22 is controlled and. operated by any suitableineans such as the rod 23 which extends to the exterior of Vthe-container 14 and has a handler24 thereon byL which it may .be manipulated. In Fig. 4, Athe handle 24 is shown in fullflines against a stop- 25- and indicates. the closed position of the valve 22. The dotted lines in said ligure indicate the handle 24 against another stop 26 which corresponds :to the Vopen position-of tlievintake pair of inwardly and downwardly extended lugs or lips 29 which are adapted to fit over the lower edge of the opening in the journal box, as clearly illustrated in Figs. l and 2. A chain 30 is also provided, the same being suitably and permanently attached to the container as indicated at 31 and adapted to be wound around the journal box lid or other suitable adjacent part of the car or truck.

With the construction hereinbefore described, it is apparent that the container is so designed as to hold a relatively large quantity of water or other cooling medium Without extending the container outwardly from the car truck to an undesirable degree. Furthermore, the container fits directly over the journal box and substantially closes the opening therein, thus preventing waste or spilling of the water as it is being discharged. By means of the adjustable discharge pipe, it is obvious that the cooling water can be directed to the rising side of the journal, regardless of direction of travel of the car, thus increasing the cooling ac tion since the water will be carried up to the journal bearing andY will be retained on the bearing and journal for a longer time than would otherwise be the case if the water were directed to the down-going side of the rotating journal. Y

Although I have herein shown and described what I now consider the preferred embodiment of the invention, the same is merely illustrative and I contemplate all changes and modifications that come within the scope of claims appended hereto.

I claim:

l. A hot box cooler of the character described coniprising, a container recessed on its inner :tace to thereby t over the end of a journal box, and means :tor attaching said container to the journal box or adjacent member.

2. A hot box cooler of the character described comprising, a container recessed on its inner face to thereby fit a journal box or the like, said container being provided with prongs arranged to tit over an adjacent edge of the journal box to thereby support the container, and means for holding said container in position against the journal box.

3. A hot box cooler of the character described comprising, a container adapted to t against a journal box, a discharge pipe leading from said container, and a valve within the container for controlling the discharge of the liquid through said pipe, said valve being operated from the exterior of the container.

4. A hot box cooler of the character de scribed comprising, a sheet metal con tainer recessed on its inner face at the center to thereby t against the end of a journal box, the ends of the container straddling the journal box, said container being provided with a discharge pipe from the inner side thereof at the centrally recessed portion7 said discharge pipe being adapted 0 extend through the opening of a journal 5. A hot box cooler of the character described comprising, a container, a delivery pipe extending from said container, a valve within the container for controlling the delivery of liquid through said pipe, and a manually operable rod extending from said valve to the exterior of the container whereby said valve may be operated.

6. A hot box cooler of the character described comprising, a container, a delivery pipe adjustably and pivotally connected to the container, a pipe extending from said delivery pipe to the interior of the container and having a valve included therein, and manually operable means extending from said valve to the exterior of the container to thereby control the discharge of the liquid through said delivery pipe.

7. A hot box cooler of the character described comprising, a container recessed at the center to it over the end of a journal box. said central portion of the container having an inwardly and upwardly inclined face corresponding to the inclination of the end face of the journal box, said container being provided at the lower edge of said inclined face with an 'extension arranged to fit over the lower edge of the journal box opening.

In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name.

EDWARD W. HARTOUGH.

Witnesses:

J. F. ELLIsoN, L. W. MILLS.

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